Rescuers at one of Russia's largest diamond mines were searching early on August 5 for eight miners still missing after a water cavern collapsed into an underground shaft with 142 workers inside.

Eight miners remain missing inside one of Russia's largest diamond mines after a water cavern collapsed on a section of the mine when 142 people were inside.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian diamond producer Alrosa said on Saturday it had called off the search for eight miners who went missing three weeks ago when an underground mine flooded.

The discovery may help replace the now closed Argyle mine as a source of the world’s biggest and high-quality pink diamonds. Copper $ 4.6935 / lb 0.36% Brent Crude Oil $ 65.7 / bbl 1.19% ...

Sixteen people are missing after a diamond mine in Russia flooded Friday, according to the company which owns the mine, Alrosa. Another 102 people have been rescued from the “Mir” mine in the ...

Sixteen people are missing after a diamond mine in Russia flooded Friday, according to the company which owns the mine, Alrosa. Another 102 people have been rescued from the “Mir” mine in the ...

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin says rescue crews have started drilling to release gases at a mine in an attempt to make it safe to search for four miners who are missing. It wasn't clear what ...

Russian diamond giant Alrosa says nine workers remained missing on August 4 after 133 others were evacuated from a flooded diamond mine in eastern Siberia.

MOSCOW — Seventeen people are missing inside a flooded diamond mine in Siberia, officials said Friday. The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry says rescue workers have established contact with ...

Emergency workers in Russia have rescued one of the missing miners trapped when a diamond mine in north-eastern Siberia flooded on Friday. The 36-year-old man was taken to hospital but his ...

Waste from a diamond mine in South Africa grew ever higher as the ownership changed from De Beers to a billionaire to a Dubai-based retailer. The mining town paid the price.

- Rescuers on Monday desperately tried to contact eight miners missing in a flooded Siberian diamond mine as investigators opened a probe into suspected violations of safety rules.The accident on ...